COLLEGE ENGLISH (THIRD EDITION)BOOK TwO 大学英精 INTENSIVE READING Unit 1 The Dinner Party Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading In the early 18th century, following the decline of the Mughal Empire, Britain expanded its power in India, where British influence had begun in the early 1600s In 1935 Britain began to relinquish its hold on India and passed legislation providing for autonomous Indian legislative bodies. Executive power remained with the British government, however, until 1947 when the Indian people, under Gandhis leadership, won their struggle for independence and British rule in Indian ended W 上海外语教育出版社 PREV. BACKBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading In the early 18th century, following the decline of the Mughal Empire, Britain expanded its power in India, where British influence had begun in the early 1600s. In 1935 Britain began to relinquish its hold on India and passed legislation providing for autonomous Indian legislative bodies. Executive power remained with the British government, however, until 1947 when the Indian people, under Gandhi’s leadership, won their struggle for independence and British rule in Indian ended. ■